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Big Announcement {Part Deux}

April 8, 2013 by Stephanie · 3 Comments

I’ve kept you all on the edge of your chairs long enough! (You’re still out there right?)

Our big announcement is (drum roll please)…My Painted Poppies partner Debbie Dather and I are now Maison Blanche distributors!

What?! You’ve not heard about Maison Blanche?! Let us fill you in a bit…the Maison Blanche Paint Company is owned by Annie Omar. Many awesome products are available including La Craie paint which is currently offered in 32 colors. Visit the Maison Blanche website for additional information.

We are selling the Maison Blanche products in our space at Palmetto Home & Garden. Some samples are now available in our space and the full product line will start arriving the end of April. In addition to our vintage and home décor items and paint supplies we will carry the full line of Maison Blanche products including:

La Craie paint
Antique Wax (4 colors)
Organza
Glacage
Le Dirt
Le Craque

We will also offer demonstrations and classes each month. Stay tuned for May dates!

Not in Greenville? Our Painted Poppies website is coming soon and you will be able to purchase all of our products ONLINE! Woot Woot!

Please follow us on this journey via our Facebook page – www.facebook.com/paintedpoppies.

We are very excited about this new endeavor and hope to have your support.

I’ll be back periodically to share some inspiration, junking adventures and more of course!

Questions? Feel free to email us at info@paintedpoppies.com.

Hugs,

Stephanie

Filed Under: Maison Blanche, paint · Tagged With: debbie dather, furniture paint, greenville, maison blanche, paint, painted poppies, south carolina, stephanie mcgrath

Pinning & Painting

May 17, 2012 by Stephanie · 2 Comments

Hi blogville,

How is everyone? We’re preparing for summer. My son’s last year of preschool is coming to an end (Kindergarten next year! sniffle sniffle). We’re planning summer vacations and are trying to adjust to the already warm temperatures.

I’ve been painting a ton lately but have no final pictures to show for it yet. I’m going to do several posts very soon with some before/afters. (pinky swear)

In the meantime, I thought I would share a few fun items I’ve pinned to Pinterest lately. (and if you aren’t on Pinterest yet, come on!).

First, isn’t this a great way to reuse an old shutter?

Source: bucketsofburlap.blogspot.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

Here’s a great way to reuse an old ladder AND provide a little bird bath or butterfly resting spot!

Source: eclecticallyvintage.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

How about this for easy? Find a frame, add some burlap and top with an awesome summer item like this starfish!

Source: awelldressedhome.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

Have a bunch of old vintage jars? How about using them for a fun summer accent or centerpiece?

Source: l-ion.tumblr.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

Lastly, check out this beautiful, simple summer mantel.

Source: google.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

Have you started your summer decorating? What do you do to “lighten up” your interior?

Before I go, I wanted to let you all know that I’ve decided, at least for now, to do “Would You Buy It Wednesday” just once a month. This way we can have one hopefully strong, awesome linky party without diluting it across multiple weeks. Our next one will be NEXT WEDNESDAY so get your posts ready!

Filed Under: paint, Pinterest, summer ·

Furniture Furniture Everywhere

May 2, 2012 by Stephanie · 2 Comments

For those of you who may have come by my site earlier, you probably noticed a note about my post being lost. So here I am, retyping the whole post again! Drat!

So let’s see if I can remember what I was saying…ah yes, auctions.

I’ve recently discovered the fun of online auctions! Have you ever bid in an online auction? Of course there’s Ebay, but there are several others that are run by auction companies that focus more on antiques, estate sale items, etc. One example is www.proxibid.com.

A local company here in Greenville purchases estate items and normally has a weekly online auction. I recently picked up the basins shown above (yep, that’s dirt!) for a great price.

I LOVE insulators! They make great eye candy on the top of books etc.
I also noticed some folks turning them into pendant lights on Pinterest!

A week ago a friend of mine shared an auction with me that she was bidding in. Then she twisted (ok maybe she didn’t have to twist too hard) my arm into bidding on some items. I picked up the glass insulators above and the two LOVELY orange chairs and nesting tables below.

I know, those chairs are bad huh? I’m going to paint the frames and have them recovered. They are great heavy chairs and the frames are in decent shape.

The items were from a home built in the 1800s that was an old stage coach stop. Cool eh?

I bid in another online auction this week and won a few more pieces of furniture. I think I’d better stay away from the auction sites for a few weeks – I now have furniture in my car, on the porch, in my office and in the garage!

If you’ve never bid in an online auction, check it out! Just pay special attention to the pickup instructions. Many of them are VERY strict as to when you can pickup and if you don’t arrive on time they will ship your items and bill you for the shipping!

Other recent notable notes…

Did you see Miss Mustard Seed’s announcement that she’s developing her own milk paint? Very cool.
Work continues on my new site! Soon (I swear!) this blog will move to my own URL via WordPress. Woot Woot! I’m working with some awesome folks on etsy to create my graphics and site so look for a BIG shout out to them soon!
In all my spare time (insert laughter here) I’ve been pinning fun things to Pinterest. Check out my latest boards – Paint Passions and Upholstery. Need an invite to Pinterest? Let me know, I’m happy to send you one.

I know my blogging has been sporadic lately and all I can say is that it’s one of those cases of stepping back to go forward. I give more frequent, albeit short, updates via my Facebook page if you would like to check that out.

TTFN (ta ta for now),

Filed Under: auction, furniture, paint ·

Saturday Stuff

February 25, 2012 by Stephanie · 1 Comment

Hi blogville,

I didn’t have a post planned for today but just wanted to check in. I’m working on a few painting projects that I will definitely share when finished.

Here’s a sneak peek at one…

It’s a plant stand I picked up at Habitat for Humanity the other day.

Ok, I’m now realizing just how bad that picture is. Sorry!!!

What are you working on this weekend? Anyone going antiquing / junking?

Don’t forget to link up in this week’s Would You Buy It and/or weigh in on what others are sharing!

Have a great weekend…

Filed Under: Habitat for Humanity, paint ·

Before & After #4

March 15, 2011 by Stephanie · 21 Comments

I have to say, I am pretty happy with myself right now! I know many of you have been there, tackling a project you’ve never done before and then tickled when it actually turns out.

Remember this stool I purchased at an estate sale the other day?

Well now it looks like this…

What do you think? If you don’t like it or think I did a crummy job, please be gentle with me because it was my first time and I think I did great!

Here’s what I did…

Lightly sand with a medium sandpaper block
Wipe stool down with a damp cloth
Dry brush on Light French Grey by Behr (Home Depot)
Let it dry
Dry brush on Aegean Blue by Martha Stewart (Home Depot)
Let it dry
With a sponge brush, brush on Minwax dark walnut stain and immediately wipe it off with a damp cloth making sure to get the stain in all the little nooks
You could finish it off however you like. I chose to brush on a thin coat of water based poly.

I’m sure it sounds like a lot of steps but each step didn’t take long and the drying didn’t take long either because you’re not doing thick coats.

Want to see it again? I thought you’d never ask!

A huge thank you to Miss Mustard Seed for all of her wonderful painting tips and tutorials. Reading her blog and many of yours as well gave me the confidence to try this. Did I mention the only painting of furniture I’ve ever done before was just using one solid color?!

Ok, leaving you with a couple more pictures because I can tell you are wanting more…